Lebanese parliament speaker renews call for consultations to elect president

Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri on Saturday called anew upon the MPs to hold consultations at the assembly headquarters "for electing a new president for the republic." Berri, in televised remarks, addressed the legislators, saying, "Come tomorrow for consultations under the parliament ceiling for finding a unanimity president." The parliament speaker said the issue of electing a new president is not linked to the Israeli aggression on Gaza and South Lebanon." The presidential post has been vacant since October 2022 amid a lack of a majority and a quorum in the parliament. Leading local politicians in other camps argue that a parliament session must be called for actual balloting, not consultations. Source: Kuwait News Agency